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Question

Life and Death Situation

Oct 15, 2015 5:33PM PDT

I need help on which desktop is best for gaming.

Option A:

Processor : AMD A6 6400K Black Edition Dual core 3.9ghz to 4.1ghz
Motherboard : A58 chipset motherboard
Memory : 4GB DDR3 memory (Sodimm), Hard Drive : 500GB SATA hard drive
CD/DVDwriter : 24x internal CD/DVDwriter
Graphics : Built-in Graphics Radeon HD8470D 800Mhz
Monitor : 18.5" LED monitor
Accessories include keyboard, mouse, mousepad
Software : Linux Operating system Installed

Option B:

No OS
AMD A8-7600 Kaveri Quad-Core 3.1GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Radeon R7 series
Desktop APU (CPU + GPU)
Motherboard: Gigabyte A68 S1 FM2
Video: Desktop APU with DirectX 11 integrated in processor
RAM: Kingston Hyper X 4GB DDR3 1866MHz
Hardisk: 500GB Toshiba SATA III
Monitor: 18.5 Philips / AOC LED Widescreen
Casing with basic PSU
Free: Keyboard, Mouse, Headset

BTW I'm a total dunce when it comes to computers so please no misleads. It's my first buy from my first paycheck so please be kind.

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Clarification Request
Not a fan of the less than A8 models.
Oct 15, 2015 5:43PM PDT

Where's the life and death issue here?

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Answer
"Life and death situation".
Oct 15, 2015 6:00PM PDT

Be aware that some in these forums have served, and your life and death comment is not appropriate. you just have a computer problem. Dafydd, ex Royal Artillery. It is not "life or death".

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About that...
Oct 15, 2015 8:52PM PDT

In my culture what you do with your first work pay is considered something like a "life and death situation." It's not exactly a life and death situation but it's the closest translation I can give. The humor doesn't translate well I guess...